New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-10-16
BASEBALL ODDS AND ENDS.
Ex-CAPrAIN JOHNNY WARDS MARRIAGE.

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RUMoRs ABOUT THE METRoPoLIrANs-A GLIMPSE
AT THv CHAMPIONSHIP sEsIEs.
John Montgomery Ward, the champion Of the op-
pressed baseball player signed contract for life last
week. No coercion used for he signed the contract
willingly and appeared tn be happy man afterward IL
was not baseball contract he signed to bow to the Will
OF moneyed corporation but pledge to honor love
and protect Miss Helen Dauvray. the wellknowp
actress Tho marriage quiet one, the ceremony
taking place at the Arch etreet Methodist Episcopal
Church In Philadelphia. Mr. and Mrs. Ward will 20 to
the Pacific Coast for part Of Il winter Friends OF
Ward say that he will not abandon baseball They are
just as confident that Mrs. Ward has made her last ap
pearance OH the stage II Is probable that Ward will
play shortstop for the NewYork nne which will spend
this winter in California Mrs. Ward q regular
attendant at the baseball games at the Polo Grounds
during the last and showed the veest interest
In the sport Few people imagined that she felt any
especial interest In particular player Her favOrte
seat was to the right Of the reporters pen in the balcony
o. the grand stand and she generally In the chair
reserved for her long before game began She
nearly always accompanied by her sister and brother
She always followed the game closely and kept full
record of the play made. When she missed out or
assist she would turn to the reporter her and
ask for the play The comcal antics Of the little mascot
always brought smile to her face. Cores peculiar
actions however, made her frown, and whcE the ex
Chicago player would turn his cap wrong for Incl"
and dance around the bases she has been heard to
murlnur Is that man crazy Why don't he behave
himselfi" The handsome Dauvray Cup which the ST.
Louis and Detroit clubs cOntesting for gift
from Mrs. Ward. She will also give gold medals to tho
players OF the winning club
The stockholders of the Brooklyn club, the present
owners Of the Metropolitan nine say that that peculiar
baseball team win not die yet, but will again represent
the American Association in New York next season The
new say that they have already looked around
for grounds for next season. and have three available
plots IN view at present In spite Of what the owners
say, many baseball confident that there will be
no Metropolitan club in New York year. Manager
o. p Cayor is of those who do believe that the
Indians Will survive. The Metropolitan club has had
checkered career Several years ago It was NewYorks
representative baseball nine II belonged associa-
ton and crossed bats with any club that this way
1t generally managed to hold its end up and made money
| for its owners. The organization Of the New-Y0rk
League club had deadly effect upon the Metropoitans
Both clubs owned by the Metropolitan Exhibition
Company. but the indiana" lost standing and
rapidly developed into side show. while the League
club was the real circus Three tue Newiork
club made fair record in the League while the
Metropoans played a strong game and captured tho
championship OF the American Association. enguarly
enough the New-York club paid large dividend to It's
stockholders, while the Metropolitan club lost money.
The Indians then sold TO Erastus Wiman, and
placed St George, Staten Island They lost money
steadily for their owner and we're finally placed on
| tne again. Wnere the Me'r0poiltdns VIII nhu
resting place next year man seems to know except
C. H. Byrne, Of the Brooklyn club and he will not tell
The people Of New-York and Brooklyn had the chance
Friday and yesterday to two games OF baseball
between the champions OF the League and Association.
OF the NewYork clubs had had the luck to
win pennant enthusiasts in this neighborhood would
watch these worlds championship games with much
deeper interest PEOPLE went to see the games between
the League aud American Association champions simply
because they felt sure OF seeing great baseball game
No personal pride felt in either team. and few cared
which nine Nearly all the PLAYERS OF the New.
York Brooklyn and Metropolitan clubs saw the games
the champions Local enthusiasts hope that the
home PLAYERS picked up enough points about baseball to
enable them to play better themselves next year.
II IS CALLING New Workers TO have TO wait until
fall OF the year good game OF baseball New
York leads III everything except baseball HOW long
Will it be before club owners here catch something OF the
spirit of enterprise that is IN the air
Robert Ferguson, the veteran player umpire and man
ager fun OF ideas for the benefit OF baseball as the
average politicians head Is full OF visions OF pulls"
Ferguson thinks that the new owners OF the Meropo-
itan club should enter the nine in the International
League for next He feels positive that such
course taken Metropolitan stock would be paying
Investment the first time in many years Ferguson
| says that the team could play at Washington fark,
Brooklyn when the regular Brooklyn nine playing
away home He that the two schedules could
! he so arranged that conflicting dates would be few.
When they the Metropoltans could play out at
Ridgewood Park The Metropolitans are strong enough
they capture the pcnnant in the minor league.
and consequently money would have TO be spent IN
securing strong players.
The METROPOLITAN players bid farewell to their pretty
grounds at ST. George Monday. The players never
had such accommodations before and probably never vi
again. yet not cast lingering glance OF regret
behud IA he steamed mp the Bay Many OF the players
seemed to think 81 George was their JONAH and
they were glad to get away said one OF the men:
Everything down there too pretty and nice. 1t did
NOT suit us Wild Indians We had not been used 10 such
hnery and grated nerves. We we're always well
treated and had everything We could want but somehow
an ash pile with an old fence board around II and
rickey grand stand at one end, we might play GOOD
our playing The del also other clubs but We
played there eight times as much as any other ciuo "
/ Affected us just eight times as much
The managers OF the League and Association laugh ae
the idea that the Brotherhood. which the players have
organized seprotection, causes them any uneasi'
ness They are disturbed, however. In case OF night
between the League and Associations thing, by tho
way which is likely happen at any tine,tle players
could Join issue and carry their point sa Ume %
can Association manager n, me otn ans t League dc
tors Will expect the Association club owners TO stn w
rivals and the latter get even for old insults now
! think the Association Brotherhood is m!th. Inc
League Brotherhood, oweYer ID formidable orsah'A@
ton"
The Staten Island and Bergen Point battles this year
bavo heeu a fzzIe after ALL The latter club will claim
the amateur championship. but few baseball men think
is entitled To IT, Bergen Point nine have refused
TO p.y of the tie staten Island although they
had An offer OF half the gate receipts The Jerseymen
elm that It costs them 500 play game, and they
refuse play any unles the games take place az
Bergen Point where they take all the gate receipts An
oicer i'm the Island club said yesterday mat
league would be formed next year. ana tnas
/ the bergen Point nine would be left out OF It.
TWO WHITE HOUSE PAINTINGS
From The Mtlpaukee Sentinel
The Martha WASHINGTON was pain ed In 1878. ana Mf:
Anirews rscci oil $1,000 for II. II Is a wonderfully
.rn MACE Of work. Mr. Andrews nade u diligene
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